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InstallShield 2012 Limited Edition
Hi there. I am hoping that this is the right place to post this question.
I am using Visual Studio 2012 and when it came time to create my first installation project I noticed that the native wizard that had always been with Visual Studio was no longer present and I was recommended by Microsoft to use InstallShield which comes with a handy free version (the Limited Edition).
My Visual Studio project has a dll (EPPlus) that is referenced that I would need to include on my installation file. I get an error when I use the Visual Studio Output Selector on the Application Files section of the Project Assistant page. I am able to successfully select and add the Localized resources to the list, but when I build the project I get the following message:
Error2-6221: Could not resolve Visual Studio .NET project output "[Project Name].Localized resources" from component [Project Name].Localized_resourcesISEXP : error : -6221: Could not resolve Visual Studio .NET project output "[Project Name].Localized resources" from component [Project Name].Localized_resources
I later noticed that on the Dependencies page under Step 2, Specify Application Data, that this functionality is available in the Premier, Professional and Express editions of InstallShield only. So does this mean that to include a dll in my installation file I would need to pay for this software wherein I always had a free solution in Visual Studio 2010 and earlier?
Thanks,
-Michael
Please have a look at the below KB article which addresses the same error:-
http://kb.flexerasoftware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=Q107689
Let me know if that helped.
Thanks and Best regards,
Swetha
I looked at the kb link and unfortunately the 3 causes and solutions do not apply to my situation.
The project is currently within the same solution (scenario A), the project contains the output specified in the error message (in both the reference folder and I even included the dll within the project itself) (scenario B), and the Visual Studio .NET project output is getting built prior to InstallShield trying to include it in the build (scenario C).
The files resolve on a network, but if I move the entire solution locally I receive the same errors.
Not sure what else to try - let me know please what I should look for next.
Thanks,
-Michael
To solve it, you may try below
In the MainProject.Localized resources, right-click, selected Properties -> COM & .NET Settings Tab -> Set "Scan at Build" to "None" -> OK.
Please let me know, if this helps
Thanks,
Chiranjeevi
I tried your suggestion, but unfortunately I receive the same error still.
Thanks,
-Michael
Could you Please, try to add those files manually and not using project output selector.
Thanks,
Chiranjeevi
Thanks,
-Michael
yes, I meant to say that add the localized resource files to the setup file manually, if you know the dependencies for those files included in the project using files and folder view of installshield.
Thanks
Chiranjeevi
Would you be able to provide a screenshot so I know where exactly I would be doing this please? I see "Files" under "(2) Specify Application Data" in my Solution Explorer and there on the left, once I click on "Files," I see "Destination computer's folders" and beside it on the right "Destination computer's files," but if I add the dll and the xml file here, then wouldn't it just be plopped onto the computer and never registered?
Thank you,
-Michael
Let's say the setup has the following output:
MainProject.Debug symbols
MainProject.Localized resources
MainProject.Primary output
AuxProject.Debug symbols
AuxProject.PrimaryOutput
AnotherProject.PrimaryOutput
If you right click on "MainProject.Localized resources" and "MainProject.Primary output" and select "Dependencies from scan at build...", you can see that both of them have the same dependencies.
To solve it I went to the MainProject.Localized resources, right-clicked it, selected Properties -> COM & .NET Settings Tab -> Set "Scan at Build" to "None" -> OK.
Hope this helps
Thanks
Chiranjeevi
So I was going to try your suggestion in the "Files" section under "2) Specify Application Data," but the localized resources are not making it there yet. So I had to go back up to "Project Assistant" and right-click the Localized resources entity from that screen. I set the "Scan at Build" property to "None," but I still receive the error when I build the project. I also tried setting the Primary output to "None," but got the same error results.
Thanks,
-Michael